Friday, October 14th, 2022
RCCI urges Government to deseal Centaurus Mall
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Saqib Rafiq has demanded the government to immediately de-seal Centaurus Mall, the major business center of Islamabad. In a statement Saqib Rafiq said that the employment of millions of families is connected to this center. Apart from political affiliation, the Mall should be opened in public interest, he added. He said that business activities have already slow down due to the economic crisis. The government should facilitate the masses and the business community. He further added that theRead More
Pakistan Hotels Association’s annual election results announced
ISLAMABAD, OCT 14 /DNA/ – Pakistan Hotels Association’s annual election results were announced at its 58th annual general meeting, held on September 30, 2022. The following Office Bearers have been elected for the term 2022-23 Mustansir Zakir as Chairman, Mian Akram Farid as Senior Vice Chairman, Mr. Faisal Qayyum Khan as Vice Chairman North, and Mr. Abdul Jabbar Rathod as Vice Chairman South. Mr. Mustansir Zakir has been elected as Chairman, who is associated with Hashoo Group for more than 25 years, and is the CEO of Hashwani Hotels Limited,Read More
Teachers can become real change agents in our society: Chairman HEC
Islamabad, OCT 14 /DNA/ – Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed has emphasized the significance of teachers’ contribution for a holistic development of Pakistani society and has urged the teaching community to become proactive in bringing the much-needed behavioral change for country’s real progress. Addressing the closing ceremony of the National Faculty Development Programme (NFDP) for participants of Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs Programme (IPFP) held at HEC Islamabad, he highlighted how the Western world transformed in the preceding centuries due to the effective role played by theirRead More
UK provides additional £10 million aid for flood relief efforts
The UK will provide an additional £10 million of life-saving humanitarian support for Pakistan’s flood relief efforts Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for South Asia (FCDO), arrives in Pakistan today [Friday 14 October] The Minister will meet with key Government counterparts, community leaders, and aid agencies to discuss the response to the humanitarian crisis and long-term recovery for the country ISLAMABAD, OCT 14 /DNA/ – The UK has provided further humanitarian support to Pakistan following the devastating floods that have killed over a thousand people andRead More
Experts laud policies of Xi Jinping
ISLAMABAD, OCT 14 /DNA/ – A roundtable discussion titled “An Appraisal of 10 years of Chinese National Congress and Regional Outlook” was organised under the banner of Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution (IICR), an Islamabad-based think tank. The panellists included Professor Zamir Ahmed Awan, Founding Chair GSRRA, Lecturer NUST; Dr George H Cooke, Diplomatic Historian, Sri-Lanka; Mr Shakeel Ahmad, Political Economist; Mr Carlos Martinez, Independent Researcher & Co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, UK; Dr Tahir MumtazAwan, Head of China Study Centre, COMSATS University. Ms. Sabah Aslam, Executive Director ofRead More
Govt urged to help reviving women businesses in flood-hit areas
Islamabad, OCT 14 /DNA/ – Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that a large number of women businesses have been destroyed in flood-hit areas due to which women entrepreneurs are facing great hardships and urged that the federal and provincial governments should come forward to provide support to businesswomen of rural areas in reviving their businesses. He said this while addressing the 15th Annual Rural Women Leadership Conference 2022 organized by ICCI in collaboration with National Commission on the Status of Women and Potohar Organization forRead More